A revival of the 1950s musical 'Damn Yankees,' and audience reception in 2025

What does Damn Yankees, a 1950s musical have to say to audiences in 2025? With its themes of selling your soul to the devil to get a win or power or beauty, quite a bit.
Rutland Herald

‘Story of a Song’: Musical tales from four legendary singer-songwriters

I was working at this restaurant,” Chris Barron said. “I was 19 years old, and I got a phone call at work from this young ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom

Seventy-five years ago today, Hank Snow topped the Billboard country chart for the first time with a career-making hit.
Louder

"We'd been going down well until that happened": How The Nice offended Leonard Bernstein and the US Embassy

The Americans may have been pacified, but the man who actually wrote the song was furious. Asked for his opinion on The ...
The Daily Californian

Amoeba Music celebrates Peanuts and Vince Guaraldi with Mendelson brothers

This event came only a day after the release of “The Peanuts Collection Vol. 1,” an album including bonus tracks which were ...

Viral Stewart's Shop rap 'Take Me Down to Stewy's' puts spotlight on convenience chain

A group of artists from upstate New York recently took their love of Stewart's to a new level by writing and filming a music ...